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AMIN VIDEO VISION AND ELECTRONICS CCTV INSTALLATION

Subject: HAND TOOL INSPECTOR

Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations (Act 85 of 1993)

HAND TOOL INSPECTOR – OHSAct Section 8(1)

OHSAct 8.   General duties of employers to their employees.—

(1)  Every employer shall provide and maintain, as far as is reasonably practicable, a working environment that is safe and without risk to
the health of his employees.

(2)  Without derogating from the generality of an employer’s duties under subsection (1), the matters to which those duties refer include
in particular—

(a) the provision and maintenance of systems of work, plant and machinery that, as far as is reasonably practicable, are safe and
without risks to health;

(b) taking such steps as may be reasonably practicable to eliminate or mitigate any hazard or potential hazard to the safety or health
of employees, before resorting to personal protective equipment;

(c) making arrangements for ensuring, as far as is reasonably practicable, the safety and absence of risks to health in connection
with the production, processing, use, handling, storage or transport of articles or substances;

(d) establishing, as far as is reasonably practicable, what hazards to the health or safety of persons are attached to any work which
is performed, any article or substance which is produced, processed, used, handled, stored or transported and any plant or
machinery which is used in his business, and he shall, as far as is reasonably practicable, further establish what precautionary
measures should be taken with respect to such work, article, substance, plant or machinery in order to protect the health and
safety of persons, and he shall provide the necessary means to apply such precautionary measures;

(e) providing such information, instructions, training and supervision as may be necessary to ensure, as far as is reasonably
practicable, the health and safety at work of his employees;

(f) as far as is reasonably practicable, not permitting any employee to do any work or to produce, process, use, handle, store or
transport any article or substance or to operate any plant or machinery, unless the precautionary measures contemplated in
paragraphs (b) and (d), or any other precautionary measures which may be prescribed, have been taken;

(g) taking all necessary measures to ensure that the requirements of this Act are complied with by every person in his employment or
on premises under his control where plant or machinery is used;

(h) enforcing such measures as may be necessary in the interest of health and safety;

(i) ensuring that work is performed and that plant or machinery is used under the general supervision of a person trained to
understand the hazards associated with it and who have the authority to ensure that precautionary measures taken by the
employer are implemented; and

( j) causing all employees to be informed regarding the scope of their authority as contemplated in section 37 (1) (b).

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AMIN VIDEO VISION AND ELECTRONICS CCTV INSTALLATION

Subject: HAND TOOL INSPECTOR

I, ____________________, of AMIN VIDEO VISION AND ELECTRONICS, do hereby appoint


________________ being a competent full-time employee, as the Hand Tool Inspector for CONTRACT: CCTV
INSTALLATION (NSS Head quarters)

You are reminded that you are required to be conversant with all relevant statutory provisions of the
Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations (Act 85 of 1993) in regard to the undertaking of your
appointed duties.

Signature: Date:
Designation:

ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT

I, _____________________, do hereby accept this appointment as the Hand Tool Inspector and confirm that I am
a ‘competent person’ in terms of the requirements of the Construction Regulations, 2014 of the Occupational
Health & Safety Act and Regulations (Act 85 of 1993) and that I am conversant with all relevant statutory
provisions of the said Act with regard to the performance of my appointment.

Signature: Date:
Designation:

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